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>> to cover their stench, which is what you don't have. >> we'll see you back here. >> we'll discuss this in a half an hour. tonight massive new protests in hong kong organizer say up to 2 million demonstrators turned out t call on hong kong's leader to step down, despite her rare apology. the fears leaving the city on edge as he epares to launch his 2020 campaign, president trump cites a lesson he learned from presidenxon on not firing the special counsel. >> you know why? i saw richard nixon go around firing everybody, and that didn't work out too well. after the tense video showings phoenix police officers holding a family at gunpoint [ bleep >> get your hands up [ bleep
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>> the police chief speaks out and vows to take action. as the measles outbreak grows, summer camps draw the line on who can come and who can't. the surprising things your car knows about you, your habits, your personal information, and who gets to see it. and a remarkable reunion on this father's day, music helping them bond after almost a lifetime apart. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow good evening, the protests started a week ago in hong kong in opposition to legislation that would allow extradition from hong kong to mainland scale of the demonstrations grew exponentially with protesters demanding hong kong's leader step down. maggie frayer is there for us. >> reporter: a sea of people dressed in black, according to organizers, as many as 2 million, in a massive show of anger.
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the turnout reflects a deep distrust of the leadership steered by beijing what are people afraid of? >> china. >> reporter: at issue, a proposed bill, allowing extraditions to china. at stake, freedoms of expression and hong kong's autonomy >> we are afraid hong kong will be like any other city in china. >> reporter: the growing crisis is putting pressure on hong kong's leader. >> i feel deep sorrow and regret. >> reporter: he announced the bill would be delayed for now, but that fell short of demands the government's decision to suspend the bill did little to reduce the turnout at every metro station and overpass, the crowd keeps getting bigger and tonight another concessiono calls deficiencies in the government's work that caused disappointment and grief among the people still, they're calling on her to resign
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it's been an historic week of protests that spiralled to violence today's all ages crowd shows how wide the opposition is here. many protesters staying well into the night, vowing this fight is far from over janice mackie frayer, nbc news, hong kong. on tuesday president trump will officially launch his 2020 re-election campaign, but it's his latest comments about robert mueller and mr. trump's own presidential powers that are making headlines ron allen has more from the white house. >> reporter: four years ago today, it was the iconic escalator ride at his own trump tower. on tuesday it will be battleground florida, where president trump plans to officially announce he'll seek four more years. on abc newf constitution, when asked about allegations of obstruction of justice and special counsel robert mueller's inv article ii would allow me to fire him but i wasn't going to.
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you know why i saw richard nixon go around firing everybody, and that didn't work out too well. >> reporter: despite the president's insistence the mueller report says he did try to fire the special counsel. today's fox news poll has mr. trump behind five top democratic contenders and in a new nbc/wall street journal poll, 27% of public says congress should begin impeachment hearings, a figure that's rising >> i think every day that passes, the pressure to impeach grows, and i think that's justifiable. >> reporter: the republican-controlled senate would be the jury. >> the republicans in the senate, every single one that i see, know this is a witch hunt they get it 100%. >> reporter: nbc news/"wall street journal" poll also shows some 48% of the public against itch impeachment hearings, saying the
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president should finish out his first term that does not mean they want him to have a second one >> ron allen, thank you. to the mounting tensions with iran. after the u.s. accused it of attacking two oil tankers, today secretary of state mike pompeo said we don't want war, but added the u.s. will take all the action necessary to keep vital shipping routes open nbc's courtney kube is in the region tonight. >> reporter: the crew of the crippled norwegian altier arrived after two days in iran today america's top diplomat blamed iran for targeting the tankers. >> how certainly are you that iran was responsible >> it's unmistakable what happened here. these were attacks by the islamic republic of iran. >> reporter: though not ruling out a military response, pompeo says the he u.s. is still focused on diplomacy >> we don't want war. >> reporter: now the british government says they are almost certain that the iranian
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revolutionary guard corps attacked the tankers >> you would think it would be pretty obvious who was responsible for this we actually have video evidence that shows what the iranians have been doing. >> reporter: the u.s. military now saying an iranian surface-to-air missile targeted a u.s. drone, attempting to shoot it down, to prevent th drone from seeing the tanker attack and who was behind it tonight, u.s. officials sa iranian forces boarded the damaged tanker after the attack, giving them access to forensic evidence before international investigators arrived on the scen kate >> courtney, thank you. in this country, the mayor and police chief of phoeni expressed outrage over the confrontation seen on video between police officers and a family nbc's molly hunter has the new developments and a warning, the images are disturbing. >> get out the [ bleep ] car. >> reporter: a family held at gunpoint ayesha, five months pregnant
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with her two young daughters >> hands up. hands up. >> i can't put my hands up [ bleep ]. i'm pregnant >> her fiance handcuffed by another officer. >> i'm trying to tell you something and you're [ bleep ] not doing it. >> i am. >> they started to get enraged and bang on windows and yell slurs. i'm going to shoot you in the face >> reporter: the confrontation in may, because police say the parents had stolen from a nearby dollar store the police chief is speaking out. >> i am with everyone in the community who is angry, who is outraged >> reporter: the officers have been moved to desk duty. i know our department is better than that. >> reporter: the family plans to sue the phoenix police department for $10 million >> it was the scariest part of my life. i have never been in a situation like this. >> jay-z has reached out, offering to help the family with legal expenses, and the mayor of phoenix tweeting, i refuse t let this type of behavior to go unchallenged, announcing a community meeting on tuesday
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with the police chief. >> at the end of the day i have to take responsibility and b accountable. >> reporter: molly hunters, nbc news. in boston, more than a dozen families have been displaced after a nine-alarm fire that raged for hours this weekend officials say it began in a vacant building, and quickly spread, burning eight homes. more than 100 firefighters battled that blaze seven firefighters were hospitalized along with two civilians. it's not clear yet what caused the blaze. in south america, a massive power failure left tens of millions without power today the power grid to those countries are all connected. the blackout affected everything from subways and traffic lights to water distribution. by late afternoon power had been partially restored the cause has not yet been found. we turn now to the growing measles outbreak with more than 1,000 cases so far this year, here in new york, state lawmakers voted last week
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to end religious exemptions for school vaccinations. and as we head into summer, camps are concerned as well. we get more from cathy park. >> reporter: kristen odell is sending not one, but two kids to day camp this summer and for the first time their camp in orange county, new york, will require proof that all children have been immunized against measles. camp director scott rosebaron says no exceptions. >> i knew what was happening in the area i decided i wanted to really put parents at ease. i took a tough stance that i wasn't going to accept any melted medical or religious exemptions. >> reporter: he's not alone. summer camps nationwide are drawing a line against unvaccinated campers why? the measles outbreak across the country has been historically bad with cases reported in 28 states health officials say the disease is so contagious, roughly 90% of people who aren't immune can become infected.
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with oliver and xander's vaccinations checked off, these happy campers are ready for a safe summer. >> anything to protect the children we should do. >> reporter: while state health officials strongly recommend vaccinations for all campers and staff, there are loopholes. >> there are thousands of camps across this country, and thousands in new york alone that are unregulated. parents have to make sure this summer that they're sending their child to a camp licensed by the department of health. >> reporter: a warning for families add another item to your young camper's checklist before sending them off for summer fun. kathy park, nbc news, monroe, new york. now to our special series "my big idea." what the democrats running for president would like you to know about the issues driving them to to the white house tonight harry smith talks with washington state governor jay inslee. >> what's your big idea? >> my big idea is america needs to defeat the climate crisis.
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>> former congressman, current governor of washington and climate author, jay inslee's campaign has a single focus. >> we know the crisis is burning our towns, flooding our fields, causing diseases to spread north. we're losing massive economic wealth and benefit because of it. >> we met governor inslee at a des moines area community college. you know this provides a lot of power here >> about 30% plus in iowa. >> yeah. >> it's incredible. >> reporter: he would use executive power to restores obama-era regulations. he wants to end the use of coal in ten years, and for all new cars and light trucks to be electric be 2030 >> there are only a millio electric cars on the roa right now in the united states we sell 17 to 20 million cars a year >> and in 1940, only 70 jeeps
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were made in the united states in four years we made 640,00 jeeps. >> what if even some of your goals are not achieved in, say, the next decade? >> well, if we do not in the next administration make this job one, we're going to be in for a world of hurt. when my time is up, i want to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say, i did everything i could from the climate crisis degrading their lives. >> reporter: defeating the climate crisis that's jay inslee's big idea harry smith, nbc news. >> and tomorrow, harry smith meets with corey booker for his big idea thanks to a strong economy, young people graduating from college this spring face the best job market in decades while that's good news, it doent they often compete with private industry
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here's pete williams >> reporter: the fbi is faced with a problem it seldom has because so many higher-paying jobs are available, it's having trouble meeting its recruiting goal 16,000 applicants a year to be whittled down to 900 special agents so it's trying to change the image of who a potential agent is, not just ex-military or former accountant or lawyer. two investigate financial crimes a big change from what they used to do. take russ, for example no last names for investigative reasons. he's a new agent in the baltimore field office >> one of the misconceptions i had is i thoughtrcent. they liked his background as a nuclear engineer. >> part of the investigative proces s sespecially hard to attract women and minorities last month a class action lawsui training. some saying they were subjected
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to sexual harassment but the fbi says it's committed to respecting all employees, and the number of women applying has risen over the last year this twitter campaign #unexpected agent, is part of a 1.2 milli$1.2 million campaign broader spectrum of people to consider >> pharmaceutical sales specialists, ballerina, professional athlete teachers >> reporter: the appeal of doing something worked for sarah she helped run a power plant. >> it didn't feel like the right fit for me. >> now at the fbi, she says she's excited to go to work. >> reporter: what about it appealed to you? >> you're just not working for yourself. >> reporter: some things haven't changed. applicants still need a college degree, a work experience, a clean criminal record and no marijuana use within the past three years, but people with broader experiences are now wanted by the fbi.
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pete williams, baltimore still ahead tonight, your car, what it knows about you, and how you can protect your personal information. also after their last controversial win, the u.s. women score another victory at the world cup.
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we're back with the technology in your car it watches the road and you for
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safety and convenience, but it also turns your vehicle into a data vault on wheels, with a detailed history of your life. so what's being done with all that nbc here is nbc's jake ward. >> reporter: sensors can help prevent collisions, and detect driver fatigue, even show the car's last moments on the road but newer models also collect gigabytes of personal data in the process. >> this car knows how much you weigh. this car is always listening to you. >> is that right >> it's been listening to our conversation hey, bmw, what time is it? >> hello, what can i help you with >> reporter: it's listening. >> it's listening all the time. >> reporter: jake fisher runs auto testing for consumer reports, and says there's more sensors that they know what to do with. what is the state of regulation. >> it's well behind what the technology is capable of and is
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already doing. >> reporter: all new cars monitor emissions and anticipate crashes, but jim mason investigators accidents by pulling data for legal teams and insurance companies. >> the brain of your infotainment system is behind this screen. >> reporter: even this ford truck knows more about you than you probably realize we've gotten the data out of the truck, and we're going to put it on the laptop. >> what you see here are a lot of green dots. those are event dots like the door opening, the door closing. >> you have a second-by-second record of a trip on may 1st, 10:06 a.m. you've got the bearing, speed and exact latitude and longitude of that trip. >> reporter: the truck also knows every contact on the driver's phone and even -- so this is music from your phone. >> listens to "hamilton. most automakers have committed to privacy guidelines, allowing drivers to opt out of the sharing data with insurers, but
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the vehicles we looked at do not ready offer any of these options. at the moment the only reliable way to keep it out is never connect your mobile device, or drive something built before 2008 otherwise, when you take the wheel, you are not in control of who is watching you. jake ward, nbc news, san francisco. >> just a little scary coming up on this father's day, a celebrated musician and the two men she can now call dad. also after another win by team usa at the world cup, the vow they are making tonight. >> goal!
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well, it wasn't quite the blowout of the first game, but the u.s. women's soccer team won against tonight.
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they're vowing to keep up their celebration. here's kelly cobiella. >> reporter: another win for team usa, dominating chile, scoring 3-0, in front of a sold-out crowd of more than 45,000 fans. chile put up a fight, though, its goalkeeper blocking shot after shot. >> a perfect save. >> reporter: no match for veteran carli lloyd, scoring twice. >> goal, u.s.! >> great job by the usa. >> reporter: team usa sharply cric of celebrating too much, saying they won't tone it down, and neither will their fans. >> well, you know what we have a bunch of proud fans walking on the way to see our national team play that is the language that everyone speaking. >> reporter: the u.s. is still the team to beat tonight, but stiffer competition
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is closing in fast they face sweden on the northwest coast of france thursday night kate >> no, kelly, i have them going all the way to the end in my bracket. up next, a father's day story you will not want to miss.
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finally, tonight on this father's day, a remarkable storing of separation, reunion and love happens to be a celebrat singer/songwriter and the two fathers in her life. here's gadi schwartz >> reporter: a simple question from a daughter to her father -- >> what do i do? >> reporter: are words he never expected to hear. >> i had problems with the law i was using drugs from the street.
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>> reporter: it was a life that kept him from being the dad he wanted to be, so nearly 30 years ago he gave his daughters ginny alpert up for adoption her new parents nurturing her love for music. >> my new adoptive family gave me the life skills that help immediate develop as an individual >> reporter: while not far away the father she didn't know playing his own guitar growing up, she faced her own tragedies, losing >> we lost him to cancer almost 20 s yrs always wondered about her biological father. a private investigator here homeless. >> i didn't even need for dna testing. >> reporter: she stayed with him that that would scare her away >> sure, i was i had no choice. i had to chance that otherwise she would never know her dad. >> i saw him as a human being first. then an extension of myself. >> reporter: she helped him through detox and probation, and eventually they struck a chord in music, they found a language
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only they speak. ♪ >> reporter: the reunion, the topic of an award-winning documentary. ginnie only wishing the father who raised her could see her performing with the man who gave her life >> he's still with us. >> reporter: and on this father's day, one dad thankful for the other. >> i don't believe a man on earth could have done a better job. >> reporter: gratitude to share a daughter's love. gadi schwartz, los angeles. happy father's day to all the dads out there, including my own. that is nbc ni"nbc nightly news this sunday night. lester holt will be with you tomorrow i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbcnews, have a great night.
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thank you for joining us, i am terry mcsweeney. >> another employee sent to the hospital after bitten by a dog. a pit bull attack four employees enjessica aguir injuring three of them. sergio quintana is live. >> reporter: the employee was here yesterday afternoon and tried to separate one dog that had attacked another. concerns about safety protocot

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